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Updated: May 14, 2025
Lusher Barrock made a movement as if to take something from his breast-pocket. Just at that moment heavy footsteps sounded out directly behind the four boy hunters, and two men belonging to the Felps crowd appeared upon the scene. "Hullo! What are you youngsters doing here?" demanded one of the men. "We -we came over on business," stammered Snap.
All this was new, not three years old; but soon they were in the ancient part of the policy which had surrounded the old house of Glenavelin. Here the grass was lusher, the trees antique oaks and beeches, and grey walls showed the boundary of an old pleasure-ground. Here in the soft sunlit afternoon sleep hung like a cloud, and the peace of centuries dwelt in the long avenues and golden pastures.
"We had a pretty close shave of it, father," answered Snap. "We've got a prisoner for you, Mr. Dodge," sang out Shep, somewhat proudly. "Here is the rascal who set fire to the sawmill." "Is it possible!" cried Mr. Dodge. "That fire was an -an accident," grumbled Lusher Barrock. "All a mistake." "I've got the documents he took, and three hundred dollars of the money," said Snap. "Well! well!
"What is it, Snap?" "Of course I may be all wrong, but I'll give it to you for what it is worth. Do you remember what my father said about those papers?" "That they related to a certain patch of timber land?" said Giant. "Yes; and that the Felps people wanted to get hold of the patch. Well, this Lusher Barrock may be hanging around here trying to sell the papers."
"Take me off, or I'll be burnt up!" "Let us row to him," said Snap. The rowboat was turned in toward shore without delay. In the meantime, to escape the smoke and burning brands, Lusher Barrock rushed into the lake up to his knees. "Save me!" he bawled again. "I can't swim!" "We'll save you!" answered Snap. "But see here, Barrock," he added, suddenly. "What?"
The cause of Lady Fleetwood's absence was exposed to her outraged lord, who had sent the man purely to protect her at this castle, where she insisted on staying. The suspicion cast on the dreary lusher was the wife's wild shot at her husband. One could understand a silly woman's passing terror.
The horses moved toward what seemed lusher grass, one of the poker players said "Damn!" the reader turned a leaf of the Greek Testament. One of the sleepers sat up. "I thought I heard a shot " Perhaps he had heard one; at any rate he now heard many.
In the cottage they found the remains of some meals the stranger had had, and also some scraps of paper, including an envelope addressed to Lusher Barrock. "I wonder if that is his name?" said Snap. "More than likely," answered Giant. "Did you ever hear of him before?" "No." They tried to put the pieces of paper together, but the effort was a failure.
The cause of Lady Fleetwood's absence was exposed to her outraged lord, who had sent the man purely to protect her at this castle, where she insisted on staying. The suspicion cast on the dreary lusher was the wife's wild shot at her husband. One could understand a silly woman's passing terror.
Nothing was said to him about the talk he had had with Lusher Barrock, and he himself was afraid to open his mouth about it, and soon the incident was practically forgotten. The Barnaby Company went to work at the Spur Road tract and nobody attempted to stop them. "Boys, we had a dandy time, didn't we?" said Snap, one evening after he had had his fill of venison steak.
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